Soprano and piano. 4 mins.
Art song setting of a poem by Stevie Smith. Commissioned by WordSong. Continue reading “I Like to Play with Him (2011)”
I Dream’d in a Dream (2011)
SATB choir or vocal ensemble. 11 mins.
A setting of selections from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. (The second movement, “Think of the Soul,” has not been recorded.) Continue reading “I Dream’d in a Dream (2011)”
Revealed in Stone (2009)
Tenor and piano. 11 mins.
Arrangement for tenor and flute (alto flute), oboe (English horn), clarinet (bass clarinet), horn, bassoon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass. 11 mins.
A song cycle setting of poems by Michelangelo, adapted by the composer from English translations. Continue reading “Revealed in Stone (2009)”
Songs for Baritone (2008)
Baritone and piano. 7 mins.
I. As the Sky Does in Water – listen to mp3
II. Laws for Creations – listen to mp3
Settings of poems by Rumi (As the Sky Does in Water) and Walt Whitman (Laws for Creations).
Forming Desires (2008)
Mezzo-soprano, clarinet, horn, and cello. 8 mins.
A setting of philosophical poetry by Muhammad Iqbal. Winner of the 2009 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize from the International Alliance for Women in Music. Continue reading “Forming Desires (2008)”
Memory (2007)
Soprano, alto, tenor bass. 12 ½ mins.
I. Senses – mp3
II. Recollection – mp3
III. Inward Action – mp3
IV. This Power of Memory – mp3
or… all in one mp3
A multi-movement setting of an excerpt from St. Augustine‘s “Confessions” about memory and sense. (English translation by Henry Chadwick.) Recipient of 2008 Elizabeth Brockman Composition Award at The Playhouse Project.